Denise Schipani / 8 Comments / discipline, family life, Mean Mom's Question Time /
This morning, I got to talking to a woman at my gym. Normally, I don’t talk much at the gym (too focused on getting in, working out, and getting out!), but as it happens we were hanging around waiting for a Zumba instructor who never showed up! (Grrr… does she not know that I only […]
Denise Schipani / 12 Comments / babies, kids and sleep, Mean Mom's Question Time /
I don’t think it’s a huge leap to say that sleep — from your newborn’s earliest days to your teen’s freakish ability to sleep for what seems like days — is a major parenting issue. Can I get an amen on that? Amen. Thanks. I’ve always been … let’s call it “a stickler” or “tough” […]
Denise Schipani / 20 Comments / bullying, family life, Mean Mom's Question Time, parenting, school / bullying, gay teens, homosexuality, New York Times, Rutgers University, Soap TV show, Tyler Clementi /
The story about the young man at Rutgers University who, after he found that a video of him having sex with a male partner had been live-streamed on the Internet, committed suicide, has me heartsick. I’m sick for him, for his family, for all the other teens unsure of how they fit in a world […]
Denise Schipani / 5 Comments / kids and friendship, Mean Mom's Question Time / friendship, neighbors, playdates /
Just this weekend, I was talking to my sister, who had recently attended a mini-reunion of her high school class. She told me she talked to a girl who used to live around the corner from us, whose older brother, Charlie, was The Tormenter of the Bus Stop. (I recall that I actually mentioned our […]
Denise Schipani / 13 Comments / family life, kids' TV, Mean Mom's Question Time / Baby Einstein, childhood obesity, children's television, Nickelodeon, Noggin, Playhouse Disney, Sponge Bob Square Pants, television /
Starting this week (and hopefully continuing because it turns out to be wildly successful!), I’m instituting Mean Mom’s Question Time. Because I got to thinking: I can write (and write, and write, and write), but I’d rather discuss sometimes. So. Here’s the topic for Week One of Mean Mom’s Question Time: How much TV do […]